by Crystal Skipworth | May 12, 2021 | Sustainability
I cannot write about recyclability without thinking of my friend Eric’s stories. He has seen the impact from the lack of sustainability first-hand, because sadly, he has seen a lot of dead polar bears. Before the pandemic, he worked as a videographer on a cruise ship...
by Crystal Skipworth | Apr 28, 2021 | News, Packaging, Sustainability
You might call Ting Xu a magician, but really, she is a UC Berkeley polymer scientist and co-author of a project that could truly change the packaging world as we know it. Ting and her research team at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National...
by Crystal Skipworth | Dec 23, 2020 | Design, News, Packaging, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Paper bottles have been one of the hottest packaging trends in 2020, with all the big cats like Absolut, Carlsberg, PepsiCo and the Coca-Cola Company jumping on the bandwagon. In other words, “all the cool kids are doing it,” and one stand-out design is Frugalpac’s...
by Nathan Boucher | Jun 21, 2018 | Sustainability
This is a fascinating article that really speaks to the change in the landscape for the packaging industry. As a company that manages the packaging operations of many nationwide food manufacturers, I see this as a real game changer. The biggest concern that is drawn...
by Nathan Boucher | Jun 1, 2018 | News, Packaging, Sustainability
The packaging industry produces billions of pounds of waste every year that end up going directly to the landfill after serving their purpose. Sara Risch, Ph. D wants us to think differently, she notes that in nature that are many different kinds of “packages” that...
by Nathan Boucher | May 4, 2018 | News, Sustainability
Beverage giant Coca Cola has decided to go towards a greener form of packaging. Using Paraxylene, the building block of PET, is a direct replacement for the petroleum based material currently used because it is made using plant sugars and increases sustainability....
